Ahmet Şefik Gürmeriç with his student Süheyla Altmışdört
There is a beautiful Turkish song that touches a deep chord in me whenever I listen to it. The song is called Longing, and its lyrics speak of unrequited love and the quiet grief of yearning for the beloved. Both the lyrics and the composition belong to the great composer Ahmet Şefik Gürmeriç, who was born in Istanbul in 1904 and passed away only at the age of 63.
Lend an ear to this old Turkish song, which reminds us that love once carried a depth we rarely experience in today’s world. With St. Valentine’s Day at our doorstep, let it carry us back to a world shaped by depth, longing, and quiet devotion.
